Solid service & product: Hard as Rocks
Hard as Rocks is New Zealand’s exclusive supplier of Eldorado Stone, the most realistic architectural man-made stone available on the market today, giving you the look and feel of stone without the weight and cost associated with the real thing. Hard as Rocks has a great display at the Home […]
A greater Accessible City
The e-scooters have landed! Seven hundred Lime scooters descended on the city recently and another five hundred will be here soon. Many have wholeheartedly embraced this new mode of transport; others are less enthusiastic, calling them a public nuisance and citing safety concerns. I see real advantages in the introduction […]
Architectural Alchemy
Little by little and project by project, Christchurch’s ever-evolving urban landscape is taking form. No longer the quaint post-Victoria spot it once was, it is rising from the rubble with a dynamic new edge. The emerging Christchurch will be an overlay of the new upon the old – one that […]
A tightly knit team: First Windows and Doors
Located at 7 Langstone Lane Papanui, First Windows and Doors Christchurch knows more than a thing or two about high-quality windows and doors. Able to offer the full range of residential aluminium and uPVC joinery, including thermally broken options, this is the definitive go-to for countless consumers. The company also manufactures […]
Buildable, practical solutions: Viden Group
The professional expertise of structural engineers is integral to today’s construction industry. It is they who deal with the design assessment, planning, construction and management of infrastructure such as roads, tunnels, bridges, buildings, utilities and other projects, ensuring that structures are efficient and stable. “We like to think of […]
Brynn Burrows: The Influencers
Smaller tenants looking to return to the Christchurch CBD from the suburbs are snapping up rapidly diminishing space in the city centre. The CBD isn’t for everyone and some businesses are choosing to stay in the suburbs. But many others are keen to take advantage of CBD offerings. The city market […]
John Bridgman: The Influencers
It may only be 117 metres long, but the short stretch of road between the hospital and new Christchurch Outpatients facility, known as the Oxford Gap, is undergoing some major surgery of its own. When it opens towards the end of the year, the Gap will cater for a significant amount […]
Ivan Iafeta: The Influencers
A significant milestone in planning the future of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor has been reached, with public notification of the Draft Regeneration Plan which provides guidance on future development of the area. The draft plan, and details of where hard copies can be seen, are on our website. The deadline for […]
Marian Johnson: The Influencers
The night of Wednesday 31 October was the Foodstarter Pressure Cooker event where five ambitious food and beverage startups from all over NZ vied for the incredible prize package that included distribution across the Foodstuffs South Island retail network. Beefy Green took out the top prize which you can read about at […]
Dr Megan Woods: The Influencers
It was exciting last month to announce that we’ve begun a series of community workshops with local sporting codes, businesses and the entertainment sector to co-design our city’s new Multi-Use Arena. As part of the Acceleration Fund that was announced in Budget 2018, the council has requested that $220 million of […]
